Musings

Music

Interview with Matthew Ryan

I had the enormous of pleasure of chatting with Matthew Ryan in an interview for Paste magazine. Ryan’s lyrics from “Return to Me” serve as the epigraph for The Prophet, and his music has been a consistent part of the writing soundtrack for years....

Essays

A personal request

Below is a short, personal parody I wrote of a camping trip I took with friends a year and a half ago. We hiked across the Beartooths (they’re plural, and it is tooths, don’t argue with me) in Montana, a truly incredible trip and great experience. Along...

Reading Recommendations

Some reading suggestions

My New Year’s resolution was to update the blog weekly. And so, on February 28, I present my first post of the year. So much for that… Some recommended reads from 2011… 1) THE ART OF FIELDING, by Chad Harbach. Incredible debut. 2) LET THE GREAT...

Behind the Books

The real cats behind THE RIDGE

Discussed in Parade Magazine and on NPR. More to come about the Exotic Feline Rescue Center around release of the paperback edition of THE RIDGE. Couldn’t think of a more worthy cause for those considering a unique Christmas gift — sponsor a big cat!...